Artificial tree.



PATBNTED JUNE 23, 1908.

' G. SPREEN.

ARTIFICIAL TREE. APPLICATION FILED F B. 27, 1908.

5] Win; Wfo'a Elk mime 4 h p q I i GUSTAV SPREEN, OF MEDFORD, WISCONSIN.

ARTIFICIAL TREE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 23, 1908.

Application filed February 27, 1908. Serial No. 418,003.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, GUsTAv SPREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Medford, in the countyof Taylor and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial Trees, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in artificial trees; and an objectof my invention is to provide an artificial tree which will be simple inconstruction, cheap in manufacture and readily assembled and takenapart.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the bestmode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 is anelevation showing my new artificial tree assembled; Fig. 2 is, a detailshowing one of the limbs; Fig. 3 is a sec tional detail showing themanner in which a limb is fastened to the tree-post; ,Fig. 4 is asection on line AA of Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 is a detail of the post showingthe sleeves re moved from over the grooves.

The tree-post a is held in a socket-member 7) which may be bolted orotherwise suitably secured to the floor 0. length the tree-post a isformed with lon gitudinal grooves d in the bottom wall of which is madea hole 6 of much greater depth than the groove d. The base portion f ofeach limb or bough g is bent at right angles to the main part of thebough and is. formed with a stem h which extends nearly parallel withthe general direction of the bough. The stem h is inserted in the hole ein the tree-post, while the base-portion f of vthe limb is fitted in thegroove d. The limb is then fastened in place by sliding up the sleeve 71over the basef.

It will be seen that the tree consists of few At intervals along itsparts and may readily be assembled and taken apart. Further, the partsof the tree are susceptible of being compactly arranged fortransportation or storage, when the tree is dismantled. Again, a largenumber of grooves may be made in the tree-post, whereby a large varietyof arrangement of the limbs is made possible. The sleeves '5 cover thegrooves dand give to the assembled tree a sightly appearance,- animportant feature in imitation trees for use on gala days.

I claim:

1. An artificialtree consisting of a treepost formed with a series oflongitudinal grooves; limbs each having a base part bent at an angle tothe main part of the limb and adapted to fit in the said grooves; and asleeve slidably mounted on said tree-post and adapted to be slipped overthe base parts of said limbs, whereby the latter are locked in saidgrooves.

2. An artificial tree consisting of a treepost formed with a series oflongitudinal grooves the bottom wall of each of which is formed with ahole; limbs each having abase part bent at an angle to the main part ofthe limb and formed with a stem at its end, said base part being adaptedto fit in said grooves and said stei being adapted to fit in said holesin the bottom of said grooves; and a sleeve slidably mounted on saidtreepost'and adapted to be slipped over the base parts of said limbsfitted in said grooves, whereby the limbs are held deta'chably in placeon the tree-post.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Marshfield, Wis, this21st day of February, A. D. 1908, in the presence of the two undersignedwitnesses.

GUSTAV SPREEN.

Witnesses:

EDWIN J. HAHN, M. ELsEN.

